Arbikie Distillery
Overview
StatusConceptEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Technologygreen hydrogen, water electrolysis
Productgin, vodka, whisky
Capacity0.9 MWEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Carbon Reductionsave over 4kg CO2e per litre of alcohol produced
Componentswind turbine, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen boiler system
Final Usefuel for distillation process and steam production
Power Sourceon-site renewable electricity from a wind turbine
Power Source Detailprivate wire from wind turbine to electrolyser; site borehole water
Project Typedistillery
Capacity & economics
Financing£3 million funding awarded
Status & timeline
Permitsplanning permission granted in August 2022
Event1MW wind turbine fully commissioned; electrolyser due to be finalised in 2025
Location & names
Site NameArbikie Highland Estate Distillery
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Arbikie Distillery World's first distillery to be powered by hydrogen
- Locogen Arbikie Distillery Shared by 7 fields: Current
- UK Government Green Distilleries Competition: Phase 2 (Demonstration) successful projects Shared by 4 fields: Current
- Arbikie Distillery Our Impact
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Shared by 2 fields: Snapshot 2025-12-01 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2025)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Arbikie Distillery | View exact valueArbikie Distillery | World's first distillery to be powered by hydrogen | Current | |
| Site Name | Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery | View exact valueArbikie Highland Estate Distillery | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | save over 4kg CO2e per litre of alcohol produced | View exact valuesave over 4kg CO2e per litre of alcohol produced | Green Distilleries Competition: Phase 2 (Demonstration) successful projects | — | |
| Components | wind turbine, electrolyser, hydrogen storage, hydrogen boiler system | View exact value["wind turbine","electrolyser","hydrogen storage","hydrogen boiler system"] | Green Distilleries Competition: Phase 2 (Demonstration) successful projects | — | |
| Final Use | fuel for distillation process and steam production | View exact valuefuel for distillation process and steam production | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Power Source | on-site renewable electricity from a wind turbine | View exact valueon-site renewable electricity from a wind turbine | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Power Source Detail | private wire from wind turbine to electrolyser; site borehole water | View exact valueprivate wire from wind turbine to electrolyser; site borehole water | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Product | gin, vodka, whisky | View exact value["gin","vodka","whisky"] | Our Impact | Current | |
| Project Type | distillery | View exact valuedistillery | Green Distilleries Competition: Phase 2 (Demonstration) successful projects | — | |
| Technology | green hydrogen, water electrolysis | View exact value["green hydrogen","water electrolysis"] | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Capacity | 0.9 MW | View exact value0.9 MW | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
| Financing | £3 million funding awarded | View exact value£3 million funding awarded | Green Distilleries Competition: Phase 2 (Demonstration) successful projects | — | |
| Event | 1MW wind turbine fully commissioned; electrolyser due to be finalised in 2025 | View exact value1MW wind turbine fully commissioned; electrolyser due to be finalised in 2025 | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Permits | planning permission granted in August 2022 | View exact valueplanning permission granted in August 2022 | Arbikie Distillery | — | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueannounced_or_planned | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
Record history
12 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated